The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-06-30

Items Of Interest From Both Side:
Of the Divide.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
Thompson Falls has been much dam
aged by water.
It was SO degrees in the shade at Boze
man last Saturday.
The New Northwest says that $780,.
600 will put the Mullen tunnel in perfect
order.
Butte's Board of Trade was duly or
ganized, with the Hon. w. A. Clark as
president.
The spur line from Livingston to the
coal mines will be ready for operation
July 18th.
Fourteen head of John T. Murphy &
Co.'S horses were killed at Moreland by
lightning last week.
Three hundred horses belonging to
Richard Frewin were sold for $4,000 last
week at Miles City to satisfy mortgage.
A test in Butte as to the relative mer-
it's of chemical and water engines for put
ing out fires seem to leave the matter
still in doubt.
Application has been made to the gov
ernor Of Montana for quarantine against
western sheep, which are supposed to be
affected with scab.
G. B. Power, Of Montana, took the
special prize for the examination in Hor-
ace at the commencement of the George
town %. CO. college.
A company has been formed to erect
works at Minneapolis to smelt ore by the
new Potter patent process. All the ores
Will come from Montana.
The lumber warehouse and yard and
Office buildings of T. J. Ryan & Co., at
Billings, was destroyed by fire last Sun
as.-, avoa o. 900. I..s,1sanco, 10000. p
E. M. Bowers and Fred. Westlake start
ed from Butte to the Cmur d'Alenes on a
prospecting trip, but failed to get out Of
Montana on account Of high water.
Freights on the Northern Pacific are
reported as unusually heavy, and NOV
ing both ways on time. Work on the
Mullan tunnel is being pressed with
vigor.
Mr.. Murray, Supt. of the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company will be sue
ceeded on July LIST by Mr.. Cokefair, from
Laramie, Wy. Mr.. Murray goes to Salt
Lake.
Three prisoners escaped from the Black
foot Jail last Sunday night, being aided
by the wife of one of them and other par
ties on the outside. One has already been
recaptured.
Gabriel Dumont, Riel's old lieutenant,
is reported as having crossed from Mon
tana into Canada. He pretends to be in
search of land, but is supposed to be in
| citing the half breeds.
Officers of the Pueblo Smelling Works,
of Colorado, have been investigating the
Feasibility of erecting smelling works in
Butte, but are reticent as to what con-
clusions they have arrived at.
The Montana Central railroad from
Helena to Butte is being pushed with
Hgor and on the Fourth of July the
mouth of the tunnel will be decorated
with the flags of all nations.
The University Club had their BAN
quet in Butte last Saturday evening.
About thirty gentlemen were present,
with W. H. Baldwin at the head of the
table and A. G. Newill as toast-master.
Mrs. McDonel has American flags of
all sizes for sale. If you want to decorate
give her call.
Lost.
A liberal reward will be paid for the
return of fishing rod tip, lost between
Philipsburg and Dwyer's ranch at the
head of Flint creek.
LEoPoLD's FURNITURE STORE.
DR.. w. "A. Allen,
Surgeon-Dentist, will visit Philipsburg
September l, 1887. All orders left with
DR.. w. Fl. Allen, NJ. D., will receive
prompt attention, and satisfaction guar
anteed. DR.. w. A. ALLEN.
Unearthed Treasures.
In recent years the reading public has
anxiously watched the progress of the ex-
NJ o% H.,